They’re called wraps, wrappers, roll ups, twisters, and pita rolls. And, they are earmarked by trend watchers as the hottest foods around. You’ll find them in specialized restaurants like Todo Wraps on the West Coast and Pyramid Wraps here in New York, and in many national fast-food chains like Long John Silvers, Wendy’s, TGI Fridays, and Taco Bell. Are these lunchables healthy alternatives to a cheeseburger during the summer months? That depends.

What is a wrap and why are they so popular?

Wraps are the cousin to a burrito, however, they are anything but beans and cheese in a tortilla. Instead, they are bundles of traditional foods like meat, fresh vegetables, and black beans or exotic concoctions like hummus, Creole shrimp, Jasmine rice, roasted red peppers, or Cajun chicken wrapped in just about anything from a tortilla or flatbread to crepes and spring-roll dough made from rice flour.

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